Google LLC v. SerpApi, LLC
Summary
Google sues SerpApi for copyright infringement over scraping Google Search results.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 2P · 10D · 9N (69 articles)
Press coverage leans defendant-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
17 plaintiff-favorable · 37 defendant-favorable · 15 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 10 defendant · 9 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Reddit Can Proceed With Scraping Claims Against Perplexity, SerpApi 08/03/2026MediaPost · 2026-08-03
- Reddit's DMCA Claims Against Perplexity, SerpApi Survive AI Scraping ChallengeLaw.com · 2026-07-31
- Reddit Advances AI Scraping Suit Against Perplexity, SerpApi (2)Bloomberg Law News · 2026-07-31
- Reddit lawsuit against SerpApi survives dismissal motionCrypto Briefing · 2026-07-31
- SerpApi asks judge to end Google's scraping case over three unseen contractsPPC Land · 2026-08-24
- Google's SerpApi case forces its licensing deals into the openPPC Land · 2026-08-13
- Google Amends SerpApi Suit With Content Licensing TermsSearch Engine Journal · 2026-08-12
- Court: Google doesn't own the copyrights to its search resultsafterdawn.com · 2026-07-29
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiDavid H. Kramer, Lucy Yen
- Proskauer Rose LLPColin Kass, David Alexander Munkittrick, Joseph Emanuel Clark
- Ad Astra Law GroupHeather Tovar
- Ad Astra Law Group, LLPKaty Marie Young
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 4:25-cv-10826
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
- Filed
- 2025-12-19
- Last filing
- 2026-10-12
Cause
28:1338 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Google LLC (plaintiff) SerpApi, LLC (defendant)
Docket entries
- #412026-06-10
NOTICE of Change in Counsel: Attorney Heather Tovar no longer representing SerpApi, LLC in this case (Young, Katy) (Filed on 6/10/2026) (Entered: 06/10/2026)
- 2026-06-10
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- #402026-05-13
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Katy Marie Young on behalf of SerpApi, LLC (Young, Katy) (Filed on 5/13/2026) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
- 2026-05-13
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- 2026-03-05
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- 2026-02-19
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- 2026-02-11
Electronic filing error. These filings will not be processed by the clerks office. Re: 15 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21566211.) filed by SerpApi, LLC, 16 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21566271.) filed by SerpApi, LLCLocal co-counsel's address in the applications do not match the address filed on the docket. If address on the application is correct, there is no need to re-file. Please correct the address discrepancy pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-3. (eac, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/11/2026)
- 2026-02-11
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- 2026-02-10
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- 2026-01-21
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- 2026-01-05
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- 2026-01-05
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- 2025-12-22
Set Deadlines/Hearings: Case Management Statement due by 3/13/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/20/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. See docket 5 . (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2025)
- 2025-12-22
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- 2025-12-19
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- 2025-12-19
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- 2025-12-19
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- 2025-12-19
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.